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The world is often wiser than any philosopher.

Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot, Walter. "Article X: The Late Sir G. C. Lewis." The National Review, Oct. 1863.

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And even should the cloud of barbarism and despotism again obscure the science and liberties of Europe, this country remains to preserve and restore light and liberty to them. In short, the flames kindled on the fourth of July, 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them.

Thomas Jefferson

Letter to John Adams, 1821

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to John Adams. 12 Sept. 1821.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "John Adams, Sept. 12, 1821." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

John F. Kennedy

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Kennedy, John F. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1961, US Capitol Building, East Portico, Washington, DC, USA.

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With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour.

Apollo 13

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Apollo 13. Directed by Ron Howard. Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment, 1995.

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Love is and was my Lord and King.

Alfred Tennyson

In Memoriam A.H.H.

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Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. In Memoriam A.H.H. London: Edward Moxon, 1850, pt. 126, st. 1.

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Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. "In Memoriam A.H.H." Alfred Tennyson: The Major Works, edited by Adam Roberts. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 126, st. 1.

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You know the score, pal. If you're not a cop, you're little people!

Blade Runner

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Blade Runner. Directed by Ridley Scott, The Ladd Company/Blade Runner Partnership/Shaw Brothers Studio, 1982.

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If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none.

Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

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Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Ballantine Books, 1953.

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Let frustration fuel inspiration.

Sonia Boyce

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Boyce, Sonia. Interviewed by John Elmes. Times Higher Education, 17 Dec. 2015.

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Genius... Means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

William James

The Principles of Psychology

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James, William. The Principles of Psychology. Vol. 2, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1890, ch. 19.

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We are determined to make every American citizen the subject of his country's interest and concern; and we will never regard any faithful, law-abiding group within our borders as superfluous. The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Second Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1937, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Second Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, January 20, 1937." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.

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He pushes people away before they have a chance to leave him. It's a defense mechanism, alright, and for 20 years he's been alone because of that.

Good Will Hunting

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Good Will Hunting. Directed by Gus Van Sant, Be Gentlemen, 1997.

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What a century it has been. America became the world's mightiest industrial power, saved the world from tyranny in two World Wars and a long Cold War, and time and again reached out across the globe to millions who, like us, longed for the blessings of liberty.

Bill Clinton

Second Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton

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Clinton, William J. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1997, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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I wish I had stayed, too. Now I wish I had stayed. I wish I had done a lot of things. I wish I had... I wish I had stayed. I do.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Directed by Michel Gondry, Anonymous Content/This Is That, 2004.

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What is "real"? How do you define "real"? If you’re talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, you can taste and see, then "real" is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.

Morpheus

The Matrix

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The Matrix. Directed by The Wachowskis. Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures/Groucho II Film Partnership/Silver Pictures, 1999.

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This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.

Abraham Lincoln

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Lincoln, Abraham. Letter to Henry L. Pierce and Others. 6 Apr. 1859.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "To Henry L. Pierce and Others, April 6, 1859." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

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